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A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects an MV-22 Osprey, tiltrotor aircraft, before a rehearsal flight, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Feb. 4, 2025. The rehearsal flight was conducted in preparation for a flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects an MV-22 Osprey, tiltrotor aircraft, before a rehearsal flight, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Feb. 4, 2025. The rehearsal flight was conducted in preparation for a flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Gary Fleck, tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, helps guide a MV-22 Osprey, tiltrotor aircraft, on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Gary Fleck, tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, helps guide a MV-22 Osprey, tiltrotor aircraft, on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, tiltrotor aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, perform a formation flight over New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2025. MV-22 Osprey pilots and flight crew with VMM-744, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a flight rehearsal in preparation for the flyover during Super Bowl LIX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marines of Advanced Course Seminar pose for a graduation photo at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Dec. 13, 2024. The seminar built upon students’ professional education, with emphasis on the development of ethical decision-making, designed to refine skills in three critical areas: warfighting, ethical leadership and effective communication. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

U.S. Marines of Advanced Course Seminar pose for a graduation photo at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Dec. 13, 2024. The seminar built upon students’ professional education, with emphasis on the development of ethical decision-making, designed to refine skills in three critical areas: warfighting, ethical leadership and effective communication. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

Photo by COMMSTRAT

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve stand at attention during the playing of the National Anthem as part of a wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, in St. Francisville, L.A., Nov. 10, 2024. Barrow was the first Marine Corps commandant to be buried at his hometown and not in Arlington National Cemetery. Each year on the Marine Corps Birthday, Marines with Marine Forces Reserve lay a wreath on his grave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve stand at attention during the playing of the National Anthem as part of a wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, in St. Francisville, L.A., Nov. 10, 2024. Barrow was the first Marine Corps commandant to be buried at his hometown and not in Arlington National Cemetery. Each year on the Marine Corps Birthday, Marines with Marine Forces Reserve lay a wreath on his grave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

Photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve run through the gates of Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans during an annual motivational run celebrating the 249th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps led by Col. Anthony Sferrazza, left, and Sgt. Maj. Kabiru Labaran, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2024. The run started at the MCSF, New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve run through the gates of Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans during an annual motivational run celebrating the 249th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps led by Col. Anthony Sferrazza, left, and Sgt. Maj. Kabiru Labaran, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2024. The run started at the MCSF, New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

Photo by COMMSTRAT

U.S. Marines with Marine Force Reserve march with the colors during the ceremony of the 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Nov. 2, 2024. The Marine Corps birthday ceremony honors the history, legacy and traditions passed down from generation to generation since the founding of the Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edward W. Spears)

U.S. Marines with Marine Force Reserve march with the colors during the ceremony of the 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Nov. 2, 2024. The Marine Corps birthday ceremony honors the history, legacy and traditions passed down from generation to generation since the founding of the Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edward W. Spears)

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U.S. Marines from the winning team with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, pose for a group photo during the commander’s cup at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, April 3, 2024. The commander's cup fosters intra-unit competition among offices, promoting camaraderie and physical fitness. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper)

U.S. Marines from the winning team with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, pose for a group photo during the commander’s cup at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, April 3, 2024. The commander's cup fosters intra-unit competition among offices, promoting camaraderie and physical fitness. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Rafferty, military police officer, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Col. Jason Burkett, commanding officer, HQBN, MARFORRES, during a battalion formation at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Feb. 1, 2024. While off duty, Rafferty witnessed a motorcycle crash which ejected the rider into heavy incoming traffic. Rafferty displayed selflessness and courage while acting swiftly, exiting his vehicle to divert traffic and help the rider to safety. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Rafferty, military police officer, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Col. Jason Burkett, commanding officer, HQBN, MARFORRES, during a battalion formation at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Feb. 1, 2024. While off duty, Rafferty witnessed a motorcycle crash which ejected the rider into heavy incoming traffic. Rafferty displayed selflessness and courage while acting swiftly, exiting his vehicle to divert traffic and help the rider to safety. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Kevin Thompson, an equal opportunity representative with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Force Reserve, evades a defender during a flag football game during the Battle of the Branches tournament at the New Orleans Saints practice facility, Metairie, Louisiana, Nov. 21, 2023. Service members from each branch competed against each other in a physical fitness tournament hosted by the New Orleans Saints football team. The physical evaluations included a 40-yard dash, timed push-ups, tug of war, field goal kicking and distance throwing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Kevin Thompson, an equal opportunity representative with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Force Reserve, evades a defender during a flag football game during the Battle of the Branches tournament at the New Orleans Saints practice facility, Metairie, Louisiana, Nov. 21, 2023. Service members from each branch competed against each other in a physical fitness tournament hosted by the New Orleans Saints football team. The physical evaluations included a 40-yard dash, timed push-ups, tug of war, field goal kicking and distance throwing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper)

Photo by COMMSTRAT

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, run through the French Quarter during the annual motivational run celebrating the 248th United States Marine Corps Birthday, New Orleans, Nov. 9th, 2023. The run started at Crescent Park and traveled along the Mississippi river, through the streets of downtown New Orleans, ending at the National World War II Museum for a cake cutting ceremony. Over 300 Marines and Sailors assigned to the command partook in this year’s event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion St. Pierre)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, run through the French Quarter during the annual motivational run celebrating the 248th United States Marine Corps Birthday, New Orleans, Nov. 9th, 2023. The run started at Crescent Park and traveled along the Mississippi river, through the streets of downtown New Orleans, ending at the National World War II Museum for a cake cutting ceremony. Over 300 Marines and Sailors assigned to the command partook in this year’s event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion St. Pierre)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre

Spouses of U.S. service members pose for a photo during the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Spouse Orientation 2023, at the Higgins Hotel, New Orleans, Oct. 21, 2023. The spouses attended briefs given throughout the weekend focusing on the facility, upcoming events, benefits, the surrounding area, and how they can become involved and help with family readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Spouses of U.S. service members pose for a photo during the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Spouse Orientation 2023, at the Higgins Hotel, New Orleans, Oct. 21, 2023. The spouses attended briefs given throughout the weekend focusing on the facility, upcoming events, benefits, the surrounding area, and how they can become involved and help with family readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher

In light of the ongoing saltwater intrusion issue affecting the Mississippi River in the New Orleans area, we want to assure our Marines, Sailors, DoD Civilians, and their families that the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans Force Protection and Command teams are in close coordination with local, state, and federal agencies.

Key Points:

- Local governments do not intend to stop the water flow or turn off pumps.

- Water is essential not only for basic life support but also public safety (e.g., fire-suppression capabilities).

- Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes are taking measures to reduce water salinity by using barges of fresh water and installing reverse-osmosis machines.

- Orleans and Jefferson Parishes are planning to build a cofferdam/reservoir around its water treatment intake pipes to mitigate the issue.

- Increased salt levels could pose health risks to some vulnerable people, such as those with kidney/heart disease or high blood pressure. However, while salt levels in the water are expected to rise, causing a potential change in taste, they are not anticipated to reach levels that would require shutting off water service to homes, businesses, or schools.

- Local officials have procured a substantial amount of potable water for distribution if salt levels rise to a concerning degree.

We will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary. City officials will also disseminate updates through the NOLA Ready system. Your safety and well-being are our top priorities.

In light of the ongoing saltwater intrusion issue affecting the Mississippi River in the New Orleans area, we want to assure our Marines, Sailors, DoD Civilians, and their families that the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans Force Protection and Command teams are in close coordination with local, state, and federal agencies. Key Points: - Local governments do not intend to stop the water flow or turn off pumps. - Water is essential not only for basic life support but also public safety (e.g., fire-suppression capabilities). - Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes are taking measures to reduce water salinity by using barges of fresh water and installing reverse-osmosis machines. - Orleans and Jefferson Parishes are planning to build a cofferdam/reservoir around its water treatment intake pipes to mitigate the issue. - Increased salt levels could pose health risks to some vulnerable people, such as those with kidney/heart disease or high blood pressure. However, while salt levels in the water are expected to rise, causing a potential change in taste, they are not anticipated to reach levels that would require shutting off water service to homes, businesses, or schools. - Local officials have procured a substantial amount of potable water for distribution if salt levels rise to a concerning degree. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary. City officials will also disseminate updates through the NOLA Ready system. Your safety and well-being are our top priorities.

Photo by Team New Orleans, US Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Marine pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Phyllis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor Enterprises L.L.C. and Chairman of the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation during an unveiling ceremony for a statue of Gen. John A. Lejeune at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023. Phyllis Taylor and her late husband, Patric F. Taylor, have been long-time loyal, dedicated and faithful supporters of the United States Marine Corps, donating multiple statues of Gen. Lejeune around the Corps. Taylor continues to support the Marine Corps through donations and contributions and was named the 76th Honorary Marine in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

U.S. Marine pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Phyllis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor Enterprises L.L.C. and Chairman of the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation during an unveiling ceremony for a statue of Gen. John A. Lejeune at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023. Phyllis Taylor and her late husband, Patric F. Taylor, have been long-time loyal, dedicated and faithful supporters of the United States Marine Corps, donating multiple statues of Gen. Lejeune around the Corps. Taylor continues to support the Marine Corps through donations and contributions and was named the 76th Honorary Marine in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adilene Ortiz, an admin clerk with Marine Forces Reserve, renders a salute during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, September 1, 2023. Cpl. Ortiz, a native of San Diego, California, received a Certificate of Commendation for having been selected as Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of calendar year 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Gonzalez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adilene Ortiz, an admin clerk with Marine Forces Reserve, renders a salute during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, September 1, 2023. Cpl. Ortiz, a native of San Diego, California, received a Certificate of Commendation for having been selected as Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of calendar year 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Gonzalez)

Photo by COMMSTRAT

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Makayla A. Oppman, a administrative clerk, with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, participates during the oleoresin capsicum maneuver course during Security Augmentation Force training on Marine Forces Support Facility New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug 31, 2023. SAF training is done to provide the Marine Corps with qualified and properly trained Marines to support Military Provost Marshal’s Office. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Makayla A. Oppman, a administrative clerk, with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, participates during the oleoresin capsicum maneuver course during Security Augmentation Force training on Marine Forces Support Facility New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug 31, 2023. SAF training is done to provide the Marine Corps with qualified and properly trained Marines to support Military Provost Marshal’s Office. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)

Photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez